According to the Statement of the Honble Chief Minister, as per Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rule 110 of Agriculture Department, for the current year 2016-17, a subsidy of 31 crores and 6 lakhs have been allotted towards mechanisation of the agricultural department.
The subsidy aims to fulfil the current requirements of the farmers by providing agricultural equipments to yield more production and save time.
Small and Micro farmers from Adi Dravidar category and Women Farmers will be provided with 50% subsidy and other farmers would be provided a 40% subsidy. Tractors, paddy sowing machines, fertiliser sprayers, drip irrigation system, power drillers, multi- crop threshers and all farming related machineries can be purchased by the farmers through the subsidy scheme. The Coimbatore district farmers have been allotted with a subsidy of Rs. 1 crore and 86 lakhs for purchasing farming equipments and machineries.
Interested farmers are requested to register their names with the Agricultural Engineering departments at their districts. The following documents are required to been attached along with their application forms:
- 2 passport photos
- Xerox copy of Aadhar card
- Chitta and Adangal document copy
- Certification of Micro and small farmers
- Community certificate
- Blueprint of the farm
- If the machinery is related to tractor, then the tractor’s registration certificate needs to be annexed.
After receiving the machinery, the subsidy would be credited to the farmers bank accounts directly. For more details on the subsidy and protocols to be followed, the farmers are advised to contact:
Executive Engineer
Agriculture Engineering Department
Thadagam Road, GCT (Post),
Coimbatore-641013
0422-2434838
Assistant Executive Engineer
Agriculture Engineering Department
Thadagam Road, GCT (Post),
Coimbatore-641013
0422-2433711
Assistant Executive Engineers Office
Agriculture Engineering Department
4/68 Udumalai Road, Near Bank of India,
Maakinampatti, Pollachi
0425-237271